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Corporate Counsel

CLO of Yum Brands Exiting After 17 Years With Fast-Food Giant

Scott Catlett, who worked his way up from the bottom rungs of legal, will be succeeded by a 20-year Yum veteran who did the same.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Did 17 Drinks Lead to Woman's Death? Lawsuit Blames Casino

"If they do not carefully navigate the litigation, the case can easily be dismissed," an attorney not associated with the case said.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Campbell Soup Employees Claim Company Penalizes Smokers

"The plan creates an unfair and discriminatory process by only allowing participants who complete the Quit for Life program to have the surcharge refunded on a prospective basis," the suit claims.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Stuckey's Leader Using Skills as Georgia Lawyer to Help Revive Iconic Brand

"That pitch and that sale is a lot of what you do when you're a trial attorney," said Stuckey's chair Stephanie Stuckey, a former Atlanta lawyer.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

'Ill-Gotten Gains'?: Cadwalader Alleges Beef Price-Fixing Conspiracy Hurts McDonald's

Global meatpacking companies have sold wholesale beef at "artificially high, noncompetitive levels throughout the United States" under an unlawful agreement, McDonald's alleges in an antitrust complaint filed by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.
2 minute read

Law.com

DoorDash Seeks More Information About NLJ 500 Firm's Connections With Chicago

"The question of whether retained counsel is financially interested in the outcome of the litigation may involve a wider range of materials than the retention agreement alone," U.S. District Judge Jeremy C. Daniel said. "For example, even if the agreement contains adequate safeguards, the arrangement may still violate DoorDash's due process rights if DoorDash presents evidence the city failed to exercise 'absolute and total control over all critical decision-making.'"
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Kellogg Veteran Takes Legal Reins of Wendy's

John Min worked his way from the bottom to the top of Kellogg's legal department before overseeing the legal aspects of last year's split of the company into two businesses—snack-maker Kellanova and cereal maker WK Kellogg.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Monster Energy Takes on Beast Bites Over Alleged Trademark Violations

The California-based energy-drink company says creatine supplements sold by Beast Bites are designed to confuse and mislead consumers.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Anticompetitive Scheme?': Tyson Foods Faces Missouri Antitrust Class Action in Chicken Plant Dispute

"Defendants' anticompetitive conduct has restrained competition for the purchase of broiler chicken farmer services in the Dexter, Missouri geographic area," according to the allegations in the complaint filed against Tyson Foods in Missouri state court.
3 minute read

Law.com

Got 'Flat' Milk?: NY Company Says German Ex-Partner Stole Flat-Food Trade Secrets

A complaint filed in New York contends Veganz Group stole Vitiprints' patented technology to market dehydrated "flat" food products on its own, violating terms of their licensing partnership.
5 minute read

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